श्लोक [ śloka ] [ ślóka ] m. ( prob. connected with √ 1. [ śru ] Lit. R. i , 2 , 33 gives a fanciful derivation fr. [ śoka ] , " sorrow " , the first [ śloka ] having been composed by Vālmīki grieved at seeing a bird killed) sound , noise (as of the wheels of a carriage or the grinding of stones ) Lit. RV.

  a call or voice (of the gods) Lit. ib.

  fame renown , glory , praise , hymn of praise Lit. ib. Lit. AV. Lit. TS. Lit. Br. Lit. BhP.

  a proverb , maxim Lit. MW.

  a stanza , (esp.) a partic. kind of common epic metre (also called Anu-shṭubh q.v. ; consisting of 4 Pādas or quarter verses of 8 syllables each , or 2 lines of 16 syllables each , each line allowing great liberty except in the 5th , 13th , 14th and 15th syllables which should be unchangeable as in the following scheme , 8. 1. 8-8. , the dots denoting either long or short ; but the 6th and 7th syllables should be long ; or if the 6th is short the 7th should be short also) Lit. ŚBr. Lit. KaushUp. Lit. MBh.

  N. of a Sāman Lit. ĀrshBr.